# \*qubul-: 'receive'

> Proto-Semitic *qubul-, 'receive': reflexes in 20 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*qubul- |
| Meaning | 'receive' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | qubbulu 'accept' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root qbl |  |
| Geez | qbl (Dillmann 03415); taqabbala (LGz. 418) | Dillmann 03415; LGz. 418; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qbl | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qbl (HALOT 1061) | HALOT 1061 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | qbl (HALOT 1061) | HALOT 1061 |  |
| Aramaic | qbl (HALOT 1061; DNWSI 979) | HALOT 1061; DNWSI 979 |  |
| Arabic | qabila (HALOT 1061) | HALOT 1061 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qəbal (HALOT 1061; Payne Smith 487); qabbel (LGz. 419) | HALOT 1061; Payne Smith 487; LGz. 419 |  |
| Harsusi | qaybel (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Tigrinya | (tä)qäbbälä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Amharic | (tä)qäbbälä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Gafat | (tä)qibbälä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Argobba | əqqebbäla (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Harari | (tä)qebäla (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Gurage | (tä)qibbälä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qbl; Qat qbl (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 31; Sabaweb lemma 4722) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 31; Sabaweb lemma 4722 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | qáybəl (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 31) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 31 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | qēl (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 31) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 31 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | qà-bi-lu, qà-bi-lu₄, qà-bi₄-lu /qabbilu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 146–147) | Pentiuc 2001 146–147 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | qbl pa. (HALOT 1061) | HALOT 1061 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qbl (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Cf. 3288 \*ḳVbl 'before, in front of, opposite'.

## Linked from

- [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>)

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